Tag: family

I try so hard to protect you but you need to know the truth.I am sorry for that day at the beach when I laughed after that stranger put his hand on my leg.You asked me why he did that and I said he probably didn’t mean anything by it,but instead I should have told you what I know:that you were right to think it was uncomfortable because it was uncomfortable and you should never question how you feel.

I wish I could make the feeling you felt that day disappear.The truth though is that your stomach will churn like that so many times that it will start to feel routine.You might wonder if it’s just you or if you are somehow the cause but trust me you are not,and it will never feel better only worse:from a boy staring at you in gym class to a man squeezing your butt on the metro homeso you get off at the next stop and walk.

I feel like I should save you from discovering these dark things.However I am a strong believer in knowledge as power so although you’ll suffer you should know.By recognizing these wrongs you can give voice to pain and call for society to change,but it will definitely not be easy:mostly women will come to the meetings and the discussions will be mostly male panelsjust remember “mostly” used to be “all”.